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reason

NounSino-Korean: 理由

  1. 1

    reason

    The cause or reason of a certain result.

    Korean definition: 어떠한 결과가 생기게 된 까닭이나 근거.

    • He quit the company for a while for health reasons.

    • Ji-su got angry because she had every good reason to.

  2. 2

    excuse; account

    A pretense or explanation to avoid the responsibility for a happening.

    Korean definition: 벌어진 일을 책임지지 않기 위해 하는 핑계나 변명.

    • He kept making all kinds of excuses just to try to get out of work.

    • When the teacher asked why he was late, Seung-gyu made the excuse that there had been an accident on the way.